13 BLUES NEWS Eric Lindell, Saffire, Matt Schofield, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dan Auerbach, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Dave Arcari, Guy Davis, Watermelon Slim, Black Lips, Gomez, Oli Brown, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Aynsley Lister, Jeff Beck, Julian Sas, Seth Walker, John Mayer, Seasick Steve􏰩

37 SUBSCRIBE TO WIN Peter Green box set, Conil CDs, Catfish Haven CDs􏰩

134 DVD REVIEWS Traffic, Johnny Winter, Joe Cocker, The Groundhogs, Norah Jones, John Mayall, Bob Dylan, The Yardbirds􏰩

140 FESTIVAL FEVER Orkney Blues, London Rhythm ‘N Roots, Tenby Blues􏰩

146 GOT LIVE Mick Fleetwood Band, John Martyn, Harper, Funkydory, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Ian Siegal, Sherman Robertson, Blues Caravan, Kyla Brox, The Blues Band􏰩

157 MEMBERS’ COMPETITIONS Bob Dylan DVDs, Greg Zlap CDs, King Clarentz CDs􏰩

20 INTERVIEWS Steve Winwood, Kings Of Leon, Deborah Bonham, Queen + Paul Rodgers, T-Model Ford, Joe Bonamassa, Walter Trout...

76 BEST BLUES 2008 The best of last year’s album releases.

81 EASE THOSE BLUES With “Bone Machine”.

82 GETTIN' THE BLUES Derrin Nauendorf gets the Blues!

132 BLUE BLOOD Jack Blackman, The Dirty Robbers...

158 NEVER FORGET Odetta, Delaney Bramlett, Nathaniel Mayer...

160 NOW, BEFORE WE FORGET… T-Bone Walker.

Ian Siegal, JW-Jones, Katie Melua, Ron Hacker, AC/DC, Freddie King,

Elvin Bishop, Conil, Little Richards, The Doors, Spencer Davis, ZZ Top,

Mike Sanchez, Jimmy Thackery

And The Drivers, The Hoax, Nina Simone, Boo Boo Davis, Maggie

Bell, Aretha Franklin, Willie Dixon, Dave Gross, Bob Meyer, Johnny

Cash, Ten Years After, The Jeff

Healey Band, Holly Golightly And The Brokeoffs, Ray LaMontagne...

Blues Matters! 6 34 PAUL RODGERS Who would have predicted arguably the UK’s

most over-the-top band of all-time would

have produced a dignified Blues-rock collec

tion in 2008? But it in the meeting of Paul

Rodgers with Phil May and Roger Taylor, the

former FREE frontman’s musical philosophy

clearly won through. “I think I’ve given them

an injection of the Blues, really, because I’ve

done a Blues infusion... Queen are capable

of not just the flamboyant kind of mega music

- they are also capable of beautiful music. It’s

great to hear them let loose on a jam.”

photo:Jo McCaughey

photo:Jill F urmanovsky